Washing-machine



(No Mbdel.)

J. F. WADE. WASHING MACHINE.

No. 419,482. Patented Jan. 14, 1890.

Ailorney WIZWESSES UNITED STATES PATENT QEEIc JAMES WADE, OF EFFINGHAM,ILLINOIS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.419,482, dated January14, 1890.

Application filed November 25, 1889- Sen'al No. 331,531. (No model.)

.and durable in construction and which will rapidly and effectivelyremove the dirt from clothes of all descriptions, as more fullyhereinafter explained.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this ,specification,Figure 1 represents a longitudinal vertical sectional view of awashing-machine constructed according to' my invention. Fig. 2represents an end elevation thereof. Fig.3 represents a side elevationof the main roller of the machine detached. Fig. 4 represents alongitudinal sectional View of said roller; and Fig. 5 represents a sideelevation of a frame which sets upon the top of the tub orwater-receptacle of the machine and has jonrnaled within it two smallerrollers, as more fully hereinafter set forth.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A indicates a rectangular tank,tub, or water-receptacle having its bottom inclined at its ends andconstructed of any suitable material-preferably of wood, however. Thetub or tank may be of any suitable dimensions, and midway between itsends on its top is provided with bearings 19 for the journals of thecylinder or main roller B of the'machine.

. The said cylinder or roller is constructed with two heads a, mountedon the shaft 1) and secured thereto. The peripheries of the heads areconnected by means of a series of longitudinal slats c, which arearranged at equidistant points, leaving spaces between them, for thepurpose hereinafterexplained. At suitable intervals within the spacesbetween the slats are located the springs cl, which are secured to theheads in any convenient manner, being, driven therein, preferably, theirends being bent for the purpose, as indicated in- Fig. 4c of thedrawings The said springs extend toward each other and terminate at apoint nearly midway between the tub and passing over pins g, secured tothe ends of said frame 0. The said frame is preferably constructed intwo parts, the sides of one of 'the parts being provided with grooves hand the sides of the other part with tongues 2', adapted to slide in thegrooves, so as to render the frame extensible. The parts of the frameare provided with bearings for the journals of two small rollers L M,which are or may beconstructed with heads and slats similarly to thelarge roller.

The rollers L M are arranged one at each side of the cylinder or mainroller in proximity thereto, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, so asto rotate therewith as the clothes pass between said rollers L M androller D. The tub or tank is mounted upon legs P, so as to bring it to aconvenient height.

The operation of my invention is as follows: The clothes to be Washedare slipped under or upon the springs d, by which they are suspended.The tub is then filled with water or suds and the roller D is rapidlyrotated. It will be seen that the clothes will be carried looselythrough the water or suds, becoming saturated with the same, so as todissolve the dirt, and are then squeezed between the rollers as theroller D revolves, pressing out the water and dissolved dirt, theoperation continuing until the clothes are thoroughly cleansed. Theframe may be then lifted off, the suds discharged through an opening r,and pure water run into the tub, after which the clothes may bethoroughly rinsed by rotating the roller D. By making the frameextensible the rollers L M may be made to approach to a greater or lessextent to the main roller D to adapt the machine to washing material ofdifferent thicknesses.

The parts of the frame are held in an adjusted position by means ofanotehed bar R, pivoted to one part and engaging a pin S on the otherpart of the frame. The conn eating cords or wires E, by which the frameis held to the top of the tub, will yield slightly, and thus accommodatethe rollers to different thicknesses or inequalities in the materialbeing washed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s

The combination, with a tub and a slatted main roller journaled therein,of a removable frame 0, resting on the upper edge of the said tub,slatted rollers L M, journaled on the said frame on opposite sides ofthe said main roller, springs on the said main roller between its slat-sto retain the clothes therein during operation, and means forlengthening or ex- 2o JAMES F. lVADE.

WVitnesses:

HENRY EVENMAN, A. P. K0011.

